Jeff Winke - Mon September 12, 2016
BLOG: Just Two Feet Can Make a Big Difference in Safety.
It's a case of bigger not necessarily being better. City planner and author, Jeff Speck, argues in an article appearing in the online CityLab, a magazine for “people who are creating the cities of the future—and those who want to live there,” that if busy traffic lanes in cities were narrowed to 10-feet wide instead of 12 feet, lives will be saved....
Thu August 11, 2016
VIDEO: Concerns Escalate After Construction Site Trench Swallows Second Car
The website DNA Info is reporting that after two accidents, neighbors are raising questions about the safety of an intersection near construction sites in the bustling West Loop neighborhood in Chicago....
Luke Ramseth and Bryan Clark - IDAHO FALLS POST REGISTER - Fri August 05, 2016
Remembering Idaho's Teton Dam Collapse ... 40 Years Later
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (AP) Phone lines were knocked out. Highways were blocked. What Idaho residents heard on June 5, 1976, over the only reliable form of immediate communication — the radio airwaves — was incomprehensible....
Thu August 04, 2016
Could Drugs Be Fueling So-Called 'Dazzling' Construction Achievement?
UPI is reporting that North Korean media said this week a 70-story building along a boulevard devoted to scientists was constructed in 74 days, calling the effort a "miracle."In reference to the highly touted project, North Korean online news service Maeari stated construction taking place on "Ryomyong Street" is a "miracle" that's taking place despite "heavy sanctions."Ryomyong is a boulevard of high-rise buildings in Pyongyang that is dedicated to "future scientists," which includes North Koreans who made contributions to the country's nuclear weapons program....
Thu August 04, 2016
VIDEO: Backhoe Hits Gas Line, Explodes
Local news affiliate KABC is reporting that a backhoe hit a gas line and caused a massive fire in a Los Angeles suburb. Homes were evacuated in the Woodland Hills neighborhood. Fire officials told KABC that the backhoe/trailer hit a 4-inch gas main on Wednesday afternoon causing an eruption of flame that consumed the machine....
Wed August 03, 2016
High-Rise Tower in San Francisco Leaning, Sinking
USA Today is reporting that a luxury high-rise building in downtown San Francisco is tilting and sinking, possibly paving the way for a costly legal battle. The Millennium Tower located at 301 Mission Street, was built in 2008, and boasts condos ranging from $1.6 million to $10 million, the San Francisco Chronicle reports....
Wed August 03, 2016
India to Evacuate Laid-Off Workers from Saudi Arabia
NEW DELHI (AP) - India's government said Monday it plans to evacuate thousands of Indian workers who have lost their jobs in Saudi Arabia and cannot afford to pay for a flight home. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj said the government is trying to arrange exit documents for those workers who wish to return to India....
Tue August 02, 2016
$1M Pipeline Construction Equipment Damage in Suspected Arson
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Machinery located at three oil pipeline construction sites in central Iowa was found extensively damaged by fire Monday in what the company building the pipeline called a shameful act....
Mon August 01, 2016
Worker Who Fell Two Stories Has Long Recovery Road Ahead
Local Chattanooga, Tennessee news affiliate WDEF News 12 is reporting that there's new information about the construction worker who was nearly killed in June when he fell two stories to the ground....
Giles Lambertson - Mon August 15, 2016
BLOG: What We Can Do to Protect Highway Construction Workers
Industry statistics show that an average of 120 highway workers are killed each year, more than half of them the victims of speeding vehicles in work zones. There is a solution to these traffic deaths: Close any highway that has a construction crew working on it....
